Dairy Milk Fruit and Nut

What is it?

Raisins and almonds in milk chocolate is one of the oldest additions in the aisle, and it survives because the two do different jobs. The almond brings a hard snap and a roasted note; the raisin brings chew and a concentrated sweetness with a bit of acid behind it. Raisins are the harder ingredient to get right. Dried fruit sitting in chocolate can dry out further or leach moisture into the surrounding cocoa butter, so it has to be conditioned to a moisture level that stays put on a shelf. Against a milk chocolate this sweet it's the fruit doing more than the nut. 280g.